Hi everyone at the advice of my counselors @Mark Boyce @DoubleDAZ I think I am posting this in the right spot. I need support on how or why my isolated blocks are not operating my signals properly. Here is a little back story. I originally wanted a signal for pure cosmetics to notate when 1 particular switch was thrown. I bought a cheap signal from online and reached out to Atlas to find out what I needed to get it to work. They helped and it worked, however the signal was cheap and did not work well. So, I decided to just bite the bullet and get a red/yellow/green signal system from Atlas which comes with another board. I installed it the green lights and lower red light operates perfectly. Then the fun (not) started as I had to create an isolated block. I searched online to find out how do I create a block for a layout that is already ballasted, etc and found a video from Eric of Eric's trains. And he showed how to cut the rail and wire it all. Where I needed to put the signal and cut, required me to follow Atlas instructions for if there is a switch in the isolated block. Therefore I had to make 4 cuts. 1 to start the block, 1 on either side of the switch, and one to end the block. I cut the track and run my locomotive and the lights do not change. Once I hook up the negative wire to the outer rail (that runs to the din port) all the lights turn red no matter where the locomotive is on the rails. I have a very small layout 80"×80" Again, this setup is more for aestetics than function. So, I am sure I am doing something small and simple wrong, but I cannot figure it out. I am attaching a video of the cuts and setup the module has a red light which indicates it is sethttps://youtu.be/kPxviyZugPc?si=gpMwhNwMu3Hh_ISrup properly, you can see that at the end of the video. Please help if you can and remember I have been in this hobby on 10 months, so do not assume I know anything of what I am doing. I am not an electrician, but I play one on TV. 😁😁😁😉
Ken
